4.5⭐️ - The Murder Next Door is Sarah Bell’s debut novel and what a debut it is! A historical mystery with a sapphic couple investigating and so much more. Ada Chapman is a painter and a sketch artist for the police. She lives with Louisa Knight, officially as a companion but they’re really lovers. Ada … Continue reading The Murder Next Door – Sarah Bell
I am, it seems, one of a few who enjoyed this book more than the first one in Olivia Waite’s Feminine Pursuits series (both books can be read as standalones). While I liked The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics a lot, I pretty much fell in love with Penelope and therefore with her story. Set … Continue reading The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows (Feminine Pursuits #2) – Olivia Waite & Morag Sims (narrator)
After the death of her father, Lucy Muchelney’s days as an astronomer seem over. After all, as her brother so delicately put it, who would want a female astronomer? Her lover’s wedding to a man is the last straw for the young woman, who runs away to London. Her not-very-well-thought plan is to convince the … Continue reading The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics (Feminine Pursuits #1) – Olivia Waite & Morag Sims (narrator)
4.5⭐️ - This was my first book by Anne Shade and I had no idea what to expect but it was certainly not this. First of all, the atmosphere is brilliant. The way Anne Shade describes the places, the clothes, the vocabulary and turns of phrases she uses carried me easily to Harlem in the … Continue reading Masquerade – Anne Shade
I really wanted to like this book more because it’s a debut novel and I love discovering new authors. Also because lesfic needs more authors and characters of colour. However, Choosing Grace didn’t really work for me. Set in 1986, it follows Sky as she flees North Carolina and marriage to a man she doesn’t … Continue reading Choosing Grace – Regina Jamison
I’m far from a Jane Austen expert, in part because I’m French and grew up reading French classics (and YA novels from English-speaking countries, since my mother would buy any book I wanted as long as it was in English, great way to learn), so while I have an idea of the atmosphere, it all … Continue reading Lucas – Elna Holst
I briefly considered adding this story to my Books of Christmas challenge but I’m glad I didn’t. Even though Christmas and Christmas traditions feature prominently in it, The Devil That Broke Us doesn’t exactly scream Christmas spirit. It’s an interesting book, a fitting end to the Devil trilogy but it’s a hard book to read. … Continue reading The Devil that Broke Us (Devil #3) – S.C. Wilson & Elizabeth Saydah (narrator)
The Devil Behind Us is the sequel to The Devil Between Us and definitely not a standalone. It picks up right where book 1 ended, and is just as exciting as that first book was (without the harrowing but necessary scene at the beginning). I had really liked Jennifer Nicole Stang’s narration of The Devil … Continue reading The Devil Behind Us (Devil #2) – S.C. Wilson & Elizabeth Saydah (narrator)
First of all, I don't recommend reading Heart Sings as a standalone, read Heart of Gold first. Heart Sings picks up in July 1899, with Thomas, Rachel and T.J. joining Jack in California and looking for the perfect place to settle. Building a house, finding their place among new people, navigating the patriarchal appearances with … Continue reading Heart Sings (Heart #2) – Luci Dreamer
The other day, I saw that Heart Sings, book 2 in Luci Dreamer’s Heart of Gold series, would be coming out soon (tomorrow!). I had not read book 1, so I checked the reviews, and since most of my favourite reviewers seemed to have enjoyed it, I decided to go for it. When I opened … Continue reading Heart of Gold (Heart #1) – Luci Dreamer
